LA Metro Blue Line weekend service to be impacted by Expo Line work

Metro Blue Line
passengers in Los Angeles will experience travel delays of up to 40 minutes this coming
weekend beginning Friday night, July 16, due to construction of the Expo light
rail line, which will connect with the Metro Blue Line in downtown Los Angeles.
Special Metro Bus service will parallel the train route during the construction
work.

Work will begin at 9 p.m.
on Friday and continue until Monday morning, July 19. Metro expects to have the
Metro Blue Line service restored by Monday before rush hours between Washington
and 7th St/Metro Center Stations. Should any unforeseen delay occur,
the bus bridge will continue in operation with buses running between Washington
and 7th/Metro Center stations.

The Metro Blue stations
affected will be San Pedro, Grand Avenue, Pico/Chick Hearn and 7th/Metro
Center. Rail service from Washington Station to Long Beach Transit Mall will
not be affected. There also will be Metro personnel at Washington and 7th/Metro
Center stations to help direct patrons.

The Expo Line is a new 8.5-mile
light rail line under construction from downtown Los Angeles to Culver City. It
will share tracks and two stations with the Metro Blue Line along the Flower
Street portion of the alignment.